Adding a Web Reference changes DataTypes ???

[cc]

Hi,

I having created a simple WebService (in VS 2005) with just one WebMethod as
follows :
[WebMethod]
public DataTable GetProducts()
{
DataTable objDataTable = null;

// code for filling up the datatable

return objDataTable;
}

Then, Adding the WebService as a Web Reference to a Client Application is
following proxy code generated
at the client for the WebMethod :

public GetProductsResponseGetProductsResult GetProducts()
{
object[] results = this.Invoke("GetProducts", new object[0]);
return ((GetProductsResponseGetProductsResult)(results[0]));
}

Look at the return type of the method :
at the server it was defined as DataTable but at the client is it changed to
an unreadable name GetProductsResponseGetProductsResult ???

What is happening here ? how can I make sure that the DataTable-type is used
at the client as well ?

thanks
Chris

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I would use VB Net that is much simpler for this,

Cor

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Hi,

I having created a simple WebService (in VS 2005) with just one WebMethod
as
follows :
[WebMethod]
public DataTable GetProducts()
{
DataTable objDataTable = null;

// code for filling up the datatable

return objDataTable;
}

Then, Adding the WebService as a Web Reference to a Client Application is
following proxy code generated
at the client for the WebMethod :

public GetProductsResponseGetProductsResult GetProducts()
{
object[] results = this.Invoke("GetProducts", new object[0]);
return ((GetProductsResponseGetProductsResult)(results[0]));
}

Look at the return type of the method :
at the server it was defined as DataTable but at the client is it changed
to
an unreadable name GetProductsResponseGetProductsResult ???

What is happening here ? how can I make sure that the DataTable-type is
used
at the client as well ?

thanks
Chris